Shore Sports Network Journal Final Four Shore Conference Basketball Tournament

February 24, 2015 Volume-VII Issue-4

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3Open MRI and DiagnosticImaging of Wallhas been a proudsupporter of ShoreConference basketball,which continues this yearwith the ShoreConference Basketball CoachesAssociation Senior All-Star Gamesat Wall Township High School. For the third straight year, Open MRI will be the titlesponsor of this season's boys and girls all-star games,which are on March 25 at Wall Township High School.The girls all-star game will be at 6 p.m., followed by theboys game at 8 p.m. As always, the games are a great wayto send off the Shore Conferences top seniors in theirfinal game as high school players.

This game has become an importantpart of the basketball calendar everyyear in the Shore Conference, and Open MRIssponsorship and support are big reasons for that, saidShore Sports Networks Steve Meyer. Their supportallows us to put on a memorable event for theseseniors as they wrap up their high school careers.

This years game will once again feature toptalent from the girls and boys seniorclasses in the Shore. On the boys side,the game will include standouts likeChristian Brothers Academy's JackLaffey, Toms River South's Tymere Berry,Shore Regional's Dan Largey, Southern's

Jake Logue, Colts Neck's ChrisO'Reilly, Point Beach's Jesse Hill

and more.

The girls game also will feature a host ofstandouts, including Manasquan's Marina Mabrey,Rumson-Fair Haven's Grace Stant, St. Rose'sJess Louro and Kat Phipps, Neptune's MarajiahBacon and more.

There also will be a 3-point shootout duringhalftime of the boys and girls games, with players

chosen from the all-star practices competing for long-range supremacy.

Once again RKE Athletic is supplying the game shirtsfor the boys and the girls.

These games for the seniors are a great way for themto go out, and we are happy to be a part of it said RKEowner Ted Maciejewski.

The top player in each of the senior all-star games will receive the Arthur W.Harmon Jr. Most Valuable Player Award, named after the late Art Harmon, along-time official in the Shore Conference.

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4Christian Brothers Academy (19-4)The top-seeded Colts are seeking their secondstraight appearance in the Shore ConferenceTournament final after falling to Point Beach inlast years championship game. A win overfourth-seeded Toms River North would giveCBA its 23rd SCT final appearance, the most ofany team in the Shore since the Colts reachedtheir first final in 1983. CBA is second all-timebehind Neptune with 16 SCT titles in itshistory, and its 16 championships are the mostof any team in the conference since the Coltswon their first one in 1984. The Colts enterthe semifinals having only lost one game to aShore Conference opponent all season.

CBA, which repeated as the Class A Northchampion during the regular season, is twowins away from its first SCT championshipsince 2010. To illustrate its dominance, this isthe longest stretch CBA has gone withoutwinning the SCT since its first title in 1984.The Colts have won two SCT championships(2009 and 2010) under eighth-year coachGeoff Billet, who starred for CBA in themid-1990s and played at Rutgers University.The Colts are led by the tandem of juniorforward Pat Andree and senior swingmanJack Laffey, who combined for 41 points ina quarterfinal win over eighth-seededManasquan.

During the regular season, the 6-foot-8Andree became the first CBA junior toreach 1,000 points since Colts legend BobRoma, the schools all-time leadingscorer, in 1974. Andree was a first-team

All-Shore selection byShore Sports Network asa

sophomoreand hasmultipleDivision Ioffers,whileLaffeyis

committed toplay atAdelphiUniversity. Senior point guardShaun Belbey is anotherveteran starter and top ball-handler, and 6-foot-6 juniorJack McGuire gives the Coltslength on defense andversatility on offense. Juniorguard John Salcedo adds a 3-point shooting threat, andsenior Connor Aldridgeadds a defensive presenceon the perimeter.

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY2014-15 BOYS ROSTER

NO PLAYER HT YR

1 Jack Laffey 64 Sr.2 Jack Boyan 6'0 Jr.3 John Salcedo 5'10 Jr.4 Derek Leohner 6'2 Sr.5 Daniel Cleary 5'10 Sr.10 Luke Chece 5'10 Jr.12 Connor Aldridge 6'1 Sr.15 Shaun Belbey 5'10 Sr.20 Connor Gilmore 6'1 Sr.22 Samuel Houston 6'2 Jr.24 Jack McGuire 6'7 Jr.25 Nicholas Mugavero 6'0 Jr.31 Joseph Siegle 6'4 Jr.33 Matthew Dean 6'6 Jr.41 Patrick Andree 6'8 Jr.

Head Coach: Geoff Billet

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6Toms River North (19-4)The Mariners are back in the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals for thesecond time in three seasons in search of their first trip to the championshipgame since 1996, when they lost to CBA in the programs only appearancein the SCT final in history.

Both semifinal appearances have come under fourth-year coach RoryCaswell, who led the Mariners to their second Class A South title in threeseasons during the regular season. A former coach at

Ocean County College,he has presidedover one of thebest stretchesin thehistory oftheMarinersprogram,including aschool-

record 25-win season in2012-13.

The Marinersfeature one of theShores deeper

lineups, withany of anumberofplayerscapableofleadingthem in

scoring on agiven night.Senior guardEvan Martin is anathletic slasher offthe dribble whohad 14 points intheir quarterfinalwin over Wall,

sophomore MikeNyisztor is one of theShores top 3-point

shooters and the teamsleading scorer, junior Pat

Marinaccio is another athleticwing player who can get to thebasket, junior Hunter Petrick hasemerged as yet another scoringweapon, senior Ted Thelemaque is a3-point threat, senior Kevin Blum isanother quality guard off the benchand sophomore point guard DarrionCarrington has been among theShore Conference assist leaders allseason.

Toms River North also has atalented inside presence in 6-foot-6senior Jordan Craig, a University ofMaine football recruit who iscoming off a 20-point, 12-reboundeffort in the win over Wall.

TOMS RIVER NORTH2014-15 BOYS ROSTER

NO PLAYER HT YR

1 Mike Husni 510 So.2 Evan Martin 511 Sr.4 Darrion Carrington 6 So.5 Hunter Petrick 61 Jr.20 Anthony Storino 62 Jr.21 Kevin Blum 61 Sr.22 Mike Nyisztor 63 So.23 Ted Thelemaque 64 Sr.24 Patrick Marinaccio 62 Jr.40 Brian Brannagan 62 Sr.41 Quintin Manning 62 Jr.42 Jordan Craig 66 Sr.43 Mark Fitzpatrick 6 Sr.44 Justin Wrightson 67 Sr.

Head Coach: Rory Caswell

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Rumson-Fair Haven (20-4)The 11th-seeded Bulldogs are back in the semifinals for the first time sincereaching the Shore Conference Tournament championship game in 2011, whichis their only SCT final appearance in program history. Both of their semifinalappearances have come under sixth-year coach Chris Champeau. They also

became the first team in the Shore Conference to reach 20 wins this season afterknocking off third-seeded Freehold Township, 54-43, in

the quarterfinals.

During the regular season, the Bulldogsearned a share of the Class A Central title withShore Regional and Manasquan with a 10-2

divisional record. They are led by guardBrendan Barry, who has already passed 1,000career points as a junior and is one of the topscorers in the Shore Conference. He had agame-high 19 points in the quarterfinal win overFreehold Township. Senior forward MorganMaguire, an Old Dominion baseball recruit,has also shined in the postseason as acomplementary scorer. Senior guards

Thomas Famulary andAlex Geiger giveRumson two otherscorers out of thebackcourt, with junior

Mickey Schluter and senior Jack Luby adding to adeep group of guards. Senior football standout

Kenny Ferrare gives the Bulldogs toughness inthe frontcourt, while 6-foot-6 freshman ElijahMcAllister has emerged as a shot-blockingforce in the second half of the season.

RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN2014-15 BOYS ROSTER

NO PLAYER HT YR2 Mike OConnor 61 So.3 Brendan Barry 62 Jr.5 Mickey Schluter 6 Jr.10 Conner McCann 6 Sr.12 Alex Geiger 61 Sr.14 Thomas Famulary 62 Sr.15 Jack Luby 62 Sr.20 Tim Morales 62 Sr.23 Jackson Reid 62 Sr.24 Morgan Maguire 63 Sr.25 Reed Bedell 66 Jr.31 Matt Healy 511 Jr.33 Henry Sillen 65 Jr.34 Colin McDevitt 6 Jr.35 Elijah McAllister 66 Fr.44 Kenny Ferrare 63 Sr.

Head Coach: Chris Champeau

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Neptune (15-9)The 10th-seeded Scarlet Fliers enter the semifinals as one of the hottest teams in the ShoreConference, having won 12 of their last 14 games after a 3-7 start. This is their first seasonunder coach Joe Fagan, who took over for Hall of Famer Ken ODonnell after a successful stintat Jackson Memorial in which his teams went 114-50 in his six seasons, won two divisiontitles and reached an NJSIAA sectional final.

Neptune has won 22 Shore Conference Tournament titles, a Shore Conference record,with its most recent championship coming in 2012.A win over Rumson-Fair Haven in the semifinalswould mark Neptunes 38th appearance in theSCT championship game since the tournamentsinception in 1937. The Scarlet Fliers feature abalanced attack with a deep group of guards ledby senior twins Kerry and Keishawn Kirkwood,senior Sean McMillan, and the teams leading

scorer, sophomore Barry Brown,who is in his first season withNeptune after transferring fromCardinal McCarrick. Seniorforward Micah Kerr,who had 11 points

and 13 rebounds in aquarterfinal win over defending SCTchampion Point Beach, anchors thefrontcourt along with 6-foot-6 juniorMarcque Ellington. Senior footballstandout Oshane Curate and 6-foot-6freshman Jared Kimbrough add depth to thefrontcourt off the bench.

The Scarlet Fliers finished tied for fifth in theClass B North standings during the regular seasonbut have played their best basketball during thetournament, dropping only one game to aShore Conference opponent in their last14 games.

NEPTUNE2014-15 BOYS ROSTER

NO PLAYER HT YR

1 Barry Brown 511 So.2 Keith Pettway 510 Jr.3 Kerry Kirkwood 511 Sr.4 King Pugh 65 Jr.5 Marcque Ellington 66 Jr.10 Keishawn Kirkwood 511 Sr.12 Micah Kerr 64 Sr.20 Azeon Huntley 56 Jr.21 Sean McMillan 6 Sr.22 Oshane Curate 61 Sr.24 Jared Kimbrough 66 Fr.41 Shane Nolan 62 Jr.

Head Coach: Joseph Fagan

We move forward with ourhealthy habits of performancenutrition and explain theimportant of fruits/veggiesalong with making betterchoices in regards to thosebreads, pastas and bagels. Tomaximize your performance onthe field, we need a healthybalance of all these food groupsespecially during thisrigorous period of off-season training.

Habit #3: Eat fruits &veggies with most/allmeals

Heres something to consider. Every time weingest some sort of grain (bread, pasta, bagel,etc.) or protein (steak, chicken breast, etc.) wealter the balance of our bodys bloodconcentration, or make it more acidic. There is nothingcomfortable about an acidic environment. Our body has a toughtime building muscle or losing fat in this type of environment.Compare it to sitting in an ice bath after practice or workouts toaid in recovery and restoration. We want to get in and out as fastas we can because we cant stand being in the ice-cold water thereany longer as we have to. Its painful, unpleasant and veryuncomfortable. This is how our body feels when we dont eatenough fruits or vegetables. Lack of fruits and vegetables equalsloss of muscle mass and bone strength, both something verycritical for success.

But, every time we ingest some type of fruit OR vegetable, webring balance back to our bodys circulatory system and allow ourblood to operate in a more basic state. Now, picture yourselfsitting in a hot tub after a long day at school, trying to relax.

Essentially, we feel more comfortable and can most likely sit in ahot tub longer than an ice bath. By adding more fruits andvegetables to our dietary intake, we are bringing an alkaline(basic) load to our body so we can burn fat and build muscle in amore effective environment.

Take home point: If youre looking to lose fat,focus on adding more vegetables in your meals, about two fistsworth with each time. If fat loss isnt an issue and youre lookingto add some muscle, two cupped hands worth around most mealsshouldnt be a problem. Females should halve those servings intoone each.

Habit #4: Make bettercarbohydrate choices

Carbohydrates are the preferred fuel source of the body. Ifyoure a competitive athlete, you want to optimize yourperformanceby having ana d e q u a t eamount ofthese withmost meals.Foods likebagels, pasta,granola barsand sports

drinks can all assist with energy demands for sport. They can bedigested either quickly or slowly, depending on the source andhow its prepared (White rice versus brown rice, white breadversus wheat, etc.). They can also aid in providing extra caloriesfor increasing muscle mass and improve recovery from exercisefor those who can tolerate them in their diet. But not everyoneresponds the same to these food types.

If youre an athlete that can eat a large amount of carbohydratesthroughout the day and either have a low body-fat level or not gainany additional weight or body-fat (think cross country runners andskinnier athletes), chances are youve got a good tolerance andcan eat more. If youre an athlete that gains weight easily or

already has a high level of body-fat (thinkoffensive linemen), then you probably have a lowcarbohydrate tolerance. Managing this singlenutrient can improve your ability to lose fat, gainmuscle, maintain size and appearance, and mostimportantly improve performance. Carbohydratesare great for athletes, but they should be managedappropriately.

When choosing what types of carbohydrates toeat, focusing on high fiber, whole-grain andunprocessed items are the best. Foods like

oatmeal, beans, potatoes and quinoa are great natural, unprocessedsources that will keep you feeling full and strong!

Take home point: If youre looking to lose fat,try to eat more of your carbohydrates on days where you aretraining or practicing and time them up around your workoutperiods (about 1-2 cupped handfuls with those meals). For athletesthat are trying to gain muscle, opt for most of your meals toinclude those carbohydrates, along with a generous portion ofprotein, fruits and vegetables.

In the next article, well address why fat doesnt make you fatand the importance of hydration! Thanks for reading! #eatRYPT

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Fruits/Veggies & Starchy Carbohydrates:Your Secret WeaponBy Adam Feit - Director of Sports Performance (RYPT) Part 2 of a 4 part sersies

wo boysbasketballteams thathave combined

for 38 ShoreConferenceTournament titleswill take on a pairof teams that havenever been to theSCT mountaintopwhen the last fourteams standingbattle it out to bethe one eventuallyholding the bigplaque at MonmouthUniversity. Top-seeded Christian Brothers Academy is no stranger tothis spot, having reached last years SCT championship gamebefore falling to Point Beach, not to mention the fact that theColts have won 16 SCT titles in their history and played in 22championship games. Since winning their first SCT title in1984, the Colts had never gone more than four years inbetween conference championships until now, as their lastSCT title came in 2010. Meanwhile, fourth-seeded TomsRiver North has only reached one SCT final in its history,falling to CBA in 1996.

This years CBA group is looking to add its names to thelist of great Colts teams with two more victories. Undereighth-year head coach Geoff Billet, they are led by thetandem of junior forward Pat Andree and senior swingmanJack Laffey. The reigning Class A North champions have onlylost one game to a Shore Conference opponent all season, aregular-season setback against Freehold Township. The 6-foot-8 Andree, who has multiple Division I offers, is comingoff a 22-point effort in a quarterfinal win over Manasquan,while Laffey, an Adelphi University recruit, poured in 19points of his own in that game.

While Andree has gotten plenty of individualaccolades, including becoming the first 1,000-point scorer as a junior at CBA since thelegendary Bob Roma in 1974, he knows whatneeds to be done to be cemented among thegreats.

My focus is on winning first, hesaid. One thing I havent done that alot of those other guys have done iswin the Shore ConferenceTournament. Thats more importantthat any of the records.

While Laffey and Andreehandle the bulk of the scoring,senior point guard ShaunBelbey and 6-foot-6 junior JackMcGuire have also been importantto CBAs success. Belbeys abilityto get in the lane and either score,get kickouts to open shooters,

or drop it to a teammate on the block for a lay-upmakes CBAextremely difficultto defend,particularly on thehigh pick-

and-roll.

(Be l b ey )penetrates, and

teams dont have a lot ofoptions to come off guys, Billet said.

When he is able to turn that corner and get by hisman, it puts a lot of the pressure on the D becausethey have to make a decision.

McGuire gives them length on defenseas well as a versatile scorer who canget in the lane and step out behind

the arc. Guard John Salcedo,who hit four 3-pointers inthe Colts Round-of-16 winover Red Bank Catholic, isanother one Toms RiverNorth will have toaccount for.

Under fourth-yearcoach Rory

Caswell, theMariners are back in the semifinals forthe second time in three seasons withan almost entirely different group

than the one that made it in2013. A key player forthem in defending theinterior against Andree and

others is 6-foot-5 senior centerJordan Craig, a University of Mainefootball recruit who had 20 points and 12

rebounds in a quarterfinal winover Wall. When he has playedhis best, Toms River North hasbeen unbeatable on its way towinning its second Class ASouth title in three seasons.

Toms River North looks touse its depth

advantagein the backcourt

to even out CBAsadvantage in the frontcourt, as the Marinersboast a host of guards capable of swinging thegame in their favor. Sophomore Mike Nyisztorhas led the team in scoring much of the way andis a dangerous 3-point shooter on kickouts offpenetration by guards like sophomore DarrionCarrington, senior Evan Martin and junior Pat

Marinaccio. Senior Ted Thelemaque uses his long arms todisrupt teams on defense and can also

step out and hit the three, whilejunior Hunter Petrick hasemerged as another slasher offthe dribble who can score.

They are very talented, theydeserve to be the No. 1 seed, andwere glad were playing them,Martin said about CBA. When thetournament was being seeded, wewanted to be put on the same side asCBA because were a team that wantsto play the best competition out there.Its going to be a challenge, and wellbe prepared.

A PROUD TRADITION VS.A NEW TRADITIONA 10th-seeded Neptune team thathas won a Shore Conference-record 22 SCT titles in itsillustrious history faces offagainst an 11th-seededRumson-Fair Haven squadtrying to make the finalpush to capture atournament title it hasnever won.

In their firstseason under coachJoe Fagan, theScarlet Fliersare one win

away from a mind-boggling 38th appearance in the SCTchampionship game, and two wins away from their first SCTtitle since 2012. After starting the season 3-7, they have rattledoff 12 wins in 14 games heading into the semifinals, including

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By S c o t t S t ump Manag i n g Ed i t o r

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CBAs Patrick Andree

Neptuns Barry Brown

Toms River Norths Evan Martin

he St. Rose girls basketball teamis no stranger to

the Shore ConferenceTournament semifinals,and it was just threeyears ago that the PurpleRoses won the wholetournament.There is one thing that is new for this St. Rose group as itpertains to the SCT: the No. 1 attached to its name.

St. Rose enters Tuesdays ShoreConference Tournamentsemifinals at Brick MemorialHigh School as theundefeated top seed in thetournament and will take onNo. 5 seed Middletown Southin hopes of reaching thechampionship game for the secondstraight year and third time in fouryears.

Its really exciting to beconsidered the number oneteam, St. Rose senior JessLouro said. Weve beenworking really hard inpractice all week, so it hasntstopped us from trying to getbetter and proving that webelong in the number one spot.

An undefeated mark would not have beenenough on its own to secure a No. 1 spot forthe Purple Roses, whose competition for theNo. 1 seed in the tournament included No. 2Manasquan and No. 3 St. John Vianney,

which share a division with one another, as well as fourth-seeded Rumson-Fair Haven. The Purple Roses, however,earned their perch by proving themselves on the court, beatingManasquan on Feb. 14, the day before the tournament wasseeded.

If the Purple Roses can get by a tough Middletown Southteam in the semifinals, there is a chance they could seeManasquan again in the championship on Friday night for thethird time in four years. The two teams have split the twoprevious title games. St. Rose is two wins away from its fourthSCT title overall, which would tie it with Asbury Park for thefourth-highest total in Shore history.

In the quarterfinals against No. 8Holmdel another team in theShore Conference Class ACentral division withManasquan, St. John Vianneyand Rumson St. Roselooked every bit the No. 1team in the tournament,outscoring the Hornets by30 points in the secondhalf en route to a 70-24win.

I think our girlswanted to send amessage that theycouldnt play with us,St. Rose coach JoeWhalen said. We haveplayers who like achallenge, and I thinkthats what theywanted to prove(Saturday).

Louro and fellowsenior and 1,000-pointscorer Kat Phipps

combined for 40 points, but the game also showcased St.Roses up-and-coming talent. Sophomore Ellyn Stoll droppedin 11 points, freshman Elizabeth Marsicano chipped in ninepoints and 11 rebounds and sophomore Jen Louro added eightpoints, three assists and three steals. Freshman MakaylaMarkham also gave the Purple Roses quality minutes off thebench, particularly on the defensive end.

This has been part of the masterplan, Whalen said. These girls

go against Jess and Kat inpractice every dayand (Friday)might havebeen our bestpractice asan entireteam.

With all ofthe pieces falling into the place at anopportune time, St. Rose hopes to clear onemore hurdle and finish what it could not lastyear. The Purple Roses beat Rumson in the SCTsemifinals, but fell to Manasquan, 61-41, in thechampionship game. Although St. Rose lostthree starters from that team, the Purple Roses

have plugged in their collection of young talent and built onlast year.

In order to reach its second straight championship game, St.Rose will have to get past Middletown South, which is fresh offits biggest win of the season. The Eagles took down Rumson-Fair Haven Saturday at Brookdale Community College, whichwas the second time in three years Middletown South beat theBulldogs in an SCT quarterfinal game. Stephanie Karcz, whoalready has passed the 1,000-point mark as a junior, had 15points along with fellow junior Julia Valkos to lead thetakedown of Rumson.

Middletown South lost to No. 1 seed and eventual championRed Bank Catholic in 2013 and will face what could amount toan even greater challenge on Tuesday against a nationally-ranked Purple Roses team that is not only the No. 1 team inthe Shore Conference, but also No. 1 in the state, according toseveral sets of rankings. St. Rose is ranked No. 14 in thecountry by MaxPreps.

Its definitely in the back of our heads that we can beatanyone with the effort we put out today, Karcz said. Itdefinitely showed two years ago when we came back and wonon a back door lay-up in overtime, and we proved we could doit again today.

It will be the strength of the Eagles starting lineup against thestar power and depth of St. Rose, as Middletown Southsstarters, who also include Angela DeBartolome, HaleyDalonzo and Alexandra Balsamo, combined to score all of theirpoints in the win over Rumson.

Middletown South is trying to reach its first SCTchampionship game since winning it all in 1985. The onlyother public schools that have won titles since the Eagles SCTcrown 30 years ago are Neptune, Colts Neck and Manasquan.

RIVALS REUNITEClass A Central rivals Manasquan and St. JohnVianney are scheduled to meet two times perseason in divisional play, but both sides cameinto this season banking on at least threeshowdowns in 2015.

Warriors-Lancers Part III will tip offTuesday night at Brick Memorial in the

second of the two SCT semifinalgames and will also be the rubbermatch after the two teams splitthe regular-season series andthe Class A Centralchampionship.

Manasquan is thedefending SCTchampion afterwinning an overtimeclassic at the buzzer

against St. John Vianney in thesemifinals before rollingthrough St. Rose in thechampionship game. That couldvery well be Manasquans path

to a second straight title,and in order to get past

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Midd South's Stephanie Karcz

St. John Vianneys Kelly Campbell

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the Lancers again this year, the Warriors willlook to duplicate their performance fromFeb. 3, when Manasquan rolled to a 64-39win at home over Vianney.

That game sticks in our kids headsand I think this game coming up willbe an opportunity to beat a goodteam that we are very familiarwith, St. John Vianney coachDawn Karpell said of thesemifinal loss last year.They played a reallygood game against usat their place a fewweeks ago, andits going tobe a greatchal lengefor us top r e p a r ebetter andplay better.

Were goingto try to play theexact same way weplayed last timeand come out with awin, Manasquansenior McDonalds All-American MarinaMabrey said.

In order for the Warriors torecreate that early-Februaryperformance, they would firstlike to improve upon theirperformance in the quarterfinals. No. 7Neptune caused Manasquan problems onthe offensive end and the Warriors onlypulled away because of a 14-point thirdquarter by Mabrey that turned a three-pointgame into a 15-point game. Manasquanwent on to win, 49-39, behind 24 points and15 rebounds by Mabrey.

St. John Vianneyis the exactopposite of Manasquan heading intoTuesdays game: the Lancers lost that lastmeeting to Manasquan in ugly fashion, butare coming off an impressive quarterfinalshowing. They picked apart No. 11 FreeholdTownship, 72-37, behind their patentedswarming defense, 17 points from juniorKelly Campbell and four three-pointers byjunior Kellie Crouch.

(St. John Vianney) is very good at settingthe tempo and getting their opponent to haveto play at their speed and we need to controlthe things that we want to execute,

Manasquan coach Lisa Kukoda said. Wewould obviously like to control the tempolike we did in the last game, and we aregoing to try to play the same way while alsobeing ready to see some different thingsfrom them to try to adjust.

Although St. John Vianney lost thelast meeting with Manasquan by25, the Lancers won the firstmeeting, 58-51. Since thesecond regular-season meetingbetween the teams in 2014 thefirst game Marina Mabreyplayed for Manasquan theteams have alternated winsin the series.

A Manasquan vs. St.Rose rematch from a yearago would give bothteams a shot atredemption. St. Rosewould be seeking asecond SCT title infour years after alopsided loss toManasquan lastyear. The Warriorsmeanwhile, suffered

one of their two lossesthis season to the PurpleRoses a 60-57 St. Rose win.Manasquan has never wonback-to-back SCT titles and iscoming off its first SCTcrown since 1983.

St. Rose also beat St. JohnVianney in a regular-seasongame last year, but stillcame in behind St. Rose inthe Shore ConferenceTournament seeding lastyear.

We dont talk about(being number 1) becausewe still dont getrespect anyway,Whalen said. There

were people that thought we were going tolose (Saturday to Holmdel), and thats fine.We like being the underdog, so if it fuels usto keep working hard. People can rank ushowever they want.

St. John Vianney, meanwhile is looking towin its first championship since 2005. In thenine-year tenure under Karpell, the Lancershave won an NJSIAA Tournament ofChampions title but have not finished off anSCT championship. In their proud history,St. John Vianney has a Shore-record 12 SCTtitles.

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only one loss to a Shore Conferenceopponent.

When I come in, theres a whole differentpoint of emphasis than coach (Ken)ODonnell, and that took some getting usedto, Fagan said. Even when we were 3-7, Iwas saying, Believe me, it works. Ive beendoing this a long time. Were going to startwinning, and when westart winning, weregoing to be a toughout, and that hashappened.

The marqueematch-up between thetwo teams is in thebackcourt, whereNeptune boasts goodoffensive balancewith senior twinsKerry andK e i s h a w nKirkwood, seniorSean McMillan, ands o p h o m o r esharpshooter BarryBrown, who hasemerged as aconsistent scoringoption. Neptunes sizeand offensiverebounding ability inthe frontcourt behindsenior Micah Kerrand juniorMarcque Ellingtonwill also be aconcern forRumson. Kerrhad 11 points and13 rebounds in awin overdefending SCTchampion PointBeach in thequarterfinalswhile alsodoing a strongdefensive jobto limitGarnet Gullss t a n d o u tJesse Hill to11 points.

That groupof guardswill faceoff againsta

Rumson corps led by junior Brendan Barry,a 1,000-point scorer and one of the bestoffensive players in the Shore Conference.He is joined by seniors Thomas Famularyand Alex Geiger, another pair of 3-pointthreats, as well as junior Mickey Schluterand senior Jack Luby. That group will needto play well if Rumson is to reach its firstSCT final since 2011 and just the second onein school history. The Bulldogs have neverwon the tournament, having fallen to Raritanin the 2011 championship, but have had thebest stretch of success in program historyunder sixth-year coach Chris Champeau.

Senior Morgan Maguire, an OldDominion baseball recruit, will becrucial in dealing with Kerr andEllington underneath while alsosupplying some offense. Senior KennyFerrare gives Rumson another bigbody under the boards, while 6-foot-6 freshman Elijah McAllistercould be a huge X-factor as hehas emerged as a shot-blockingforce in the postseason.

Its going to start on thedefensive end, Barry said. Theirguards are very quick, so were goingto have to contain them and protect the

paint again. Well have Elijah to do that.

If CBA ends up meeting Neptune in thechampionship game, it would be the sixthtime in history that they have faced off inthe SCT final and the first since 2009, withCBA holding a 4-1 edge. Should TomsRiver North and Rumson-Fair Havensquare off, both teams would be playing fortheir first SCT title in school history.

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Manasquan (21-2)The defending Shore Conference Tournament champions are looking to win back-to-backSCT titles for the first time in school history after capturing their first SCT championship since

1983 last season. A win over St. John Vianney in the semifinals would givethem their third final appearance in four seasons.

Manasquan beat the Lancers 65-63 in last years semifinals on an overtimebuzzer-beater by now-senior guard Courtney Hagaman. This year the two

rivals split a pair of games in sharing the Class A Central title duringthe regular season, and Manasquans only other loss is to undefeatedSt. Rose, the No. 1 seed.

The Warriors have been a powerhouse under third-year coachLisa Kukoda, a former Red Bank Catholic star who led them to a27-win season that included the SCT title, the NJSIAA Group IIchampionship, and a trip to the Tournament of Champions finallast year. They are led by senior Marina Mabrey, one of the topplayers in the nation, who averages 27 points per game. Mabreyis a McDonalds All-American who is committed to Notre Dame

and has scored more than 2,000 points in her career.

Hagaman, sophomore guard Stella Clark, Mabreysyounger sister, freshman Dara Mabrey,

and Clarks cousin, sophomoreAddie Masonius, give theWarriors a formidablebackcourt, and junior GillianBlack adds another 3-pointthreat. SophomoreVictoria Galvan is a toppost presence who isusually on the finishingend of dishes by theguards off penetration intothe paint. Senior AlexKurtz has also been a solidcontributor off the bench.

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NO PLAYER POS YR HT

3 Maggie Kelly SG, SF, PF Fr.

5 Addie Masonius G, PG So. 5-5

10 Dara Mabrey PG, SG Fr.

11 Stella Clark G, PG So. 5-3

14 Carly Geissler PG, SG Fr.

20 Molly Read F, C Sr. 5-10

21 Alex Kurtz G, F Jr. 5-7

23 Marina Mabrey G, SG Sr. 5-11

24 Courtney Hagaman G Sr. 5-9

30 Victoria Galvan F, C So. 6-0

33 Gillian Black PG, G Jr. 5-6

44 Emma McMenaman SG, SF Fr.Head Coach: Lisa Kukoda

Middletown South (20-4)The fifth-seeded Eagles are back in the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals forthe second time in three seasons in search of their first trip to the SCT championshipgame since winning their last title in 1985. Middletown South has won two SCTchampionships in its history, with the other one coming in 1979. The Eagles are oneof only four public schools that have won an SCT title since 1985.

They are led by veteran coach Tom Brennan, who earned his 300th careervictory in the WOBM Christmas Classic semifinals in December to kickoff his 19th season at the helm. Last season, he led Middletown South to

a 22-4 finish and the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III title,Middletown Souths first state sectional championship since1979. This season he has already led them to their fourth

straight Class A North title.

Middletown South is led by StephanieKarcz, who already has passed the 1,000-point scoring mark as a junior and is one ofthe Shore Conferences top players. She

had 15 points in the quarterfinal winover fourth-seeded Rumson-FairHaven along with fellow juniorJulia Valkos, another keymember of the Eagles stellarstarting lineup. Senior AngelaDeBartolome and sophomoresAlexandra Balsamo and HaleyDalonzo round out the startingfive, which scored all ofMiddletown Souths points inthe win over Rumson and hasconsistently accounted foralmost all of the Eaglesscoring in big games.

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NO PLAYER POS YR HT3 Angela DeBartolome Sr. 55

4 Julia Valkos Jr. 59

11 Haley Dalonzo So. 57

12 Stephanie Karcz Jr. 59

15 Brianne Naughton Jr. 57

20 Madison Curtis Sr. 57

23 Roberta Montes So. 56

24 Alexandra Balsamo So. 57

30 Jill Falvey Sr. 61

32 Hannah Fite Sr. 58

42 Gabby Cook Fr. 59Head Coach: Tom Brennan

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St. John Vianney (20-2)The most accomplished girls basketball program in Shore Conference history, theLancers are seeking their 19th appearance in the Shore Conference Tournament final.

They have won a Shore-record 12 SCT titles, including a record-six straight from1994-1999, with their last title coming in 2005.

Ninth-year head coach Dawn Karpell is a former Lancers star who has ledthem to an NJSIAA Tournament of Champions title in 2009, an appearancein the 2010 TOC final, four Non-Public A titles and eight division titlesas well as two appearances in the SCT championship game. TheLancers look to avenge a loss to Manasquan on an overtime buzzer-beater in last years semifinals. Manasquan and St. John Vianney split

their two regular-season games this year to share the ClassA Central title.

The Lancers are led by junior guard Kelly Campbell, aDePaul University recruit who scored her 1,000thcareer point in the SCT round of 16 while registeringa triple-double in a win over Matawan. Shefollowed that with 17 points in a win overFreehold Township in the quarterfinals. KellieCrouch, who had 12 points in the win overFreehold Township, is another key cog on thejunior-laden Lancers thanks to her ability to

stretch the floor with her 3-point shooting.

Sophomore Courtney Dobrzynski complementsCampbell and Crouch in the backcourt, and juniors TinaLebron and Zoe Pero give the Lancers perimeter depth,while sophomore Kimi Evans and junior Gigi Caponegro

anchor the frontcourt. Junior Vanessa Pinho is also a keycontributor on a rotation where all the players have made bigshots in high-pressure games this season and been part of theLancers trademark swarming, full-court press.

ST. JOHN-VIANNEY2014-15 GIRLS ROSTER

NO PLAYER POS YR HT3 Abby Anderko SF, SG So. 5-94 Courtney Dobrzynski G So. 5-95 Kellie Crouch PG, G Jr. 5-611 Emily Uribe G Jr. 5-912 Julia Ramos G So. 5-514 Riley Kehoe G So. 5-515 Kimi Evans C, F So. 6-320 Kelly Campbell PG Jr. 5-921 Zoe Pero F Jr. 5-1022 Madison Doring G, SF Fr. 5-1025 Gabrielle Camponegro F, C Jr. 6-125 Gigi Caponegro PF Jr.31 Tina Lebron G Jr. 5-632 Megan Furch F Jr. 5-1033 Vanessa Pinho G Jr. 5-6

Head Coach: Dawn Karpell

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St. Rose (24-0)The Purple Roses are in the midst of what has the potential to be the best season in theirhistory as the only undefeated team left in the Shore Conference Tournament. They enter thegame ranked No. 14 in the nation by MaxPreps and No. 1 in New Jersey thanks to a regular-season win over defending SCT champion Manasquan, which is also ranked in the top 25nationally.

Third-year coach Joe Whalen has presided over one of the best stretches in program history,leading the Purple Roses to a 29-4 record last season that included a trip to the SCT final,the NJSIAA Non-Public B title and an appearance in the Tournament of Championssemifinals. St. Rose is seeking its third trip to the SCT

championship game in four seasons after losing toManasquan last year and beating the Warriors in the 2012championship game for its third SCT title in history.

St. Rose is led by one of the Shores top duos,seniors Kat Phipps and Jess Louro. Phipps, aSt. Francis (N.Y.) College recruit, pouredin 34 points, including 19 in the fourthquarter, in the regular-season win

over Manasquan and had17 points and 7rebounds in thePurple Rosesquarterfinalwin over

Holmdel. Louro,who is committed to MiddleTennessee State, had 23 points in the win overHolmdel. Senior Katie Coakley along with the up-and-coming talent of sophomores Ellyn Stoll andJen Louro and freshmen Elizabeth Marsicano andMikayla Markham have also been keycontributors.

ST. ROSE2014-15 GIRLS ROSTER

NO PLAYER POS YR HT3 Danielle Jordan G Sr.4 Katie Coakley G Sr.5 Kirsten Heine F So.10 Makayla Markham G Fr.11 Ariana Dalia F Fr.12 Jess Louro G Sr.13 Kelly Regan G So.14 Kayla Dillenger G Jr.20 Ellyn Stoll G So.21 Elizabeth Marsicano F Fr.22 Jennifer Louro G So.23 Gianna Cretella G Sr.24 Kat Phipps G Sr.25 Alex Preckajlo F So.33 Alex Pendergrass F So.

Head Coach: Joe Whalen

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Most Titles: 1. Neptune (22)2. CBA (16)3. (tie) Lakewood, Red Bank (8)5. Manasquan (6)

Most Consecutive Titles: Neptune, 7 (1961-67)

2014: Point Beach 49, CBA 412013: Lakewood 39, Point Beach 332012: Neptune 37, Colts Neck 332011: Raritan 43, Rumson-FH 352010: CBA 60 Middletown South 442009: CBA 58 Neptune 492008: Neptune 67 Monsignor Donovan 522007: Freehold Township 55 CBA 492006: CBA 65 Monsignor Donovan 562005: CBA 57 Manasquan 412004: Raritan 60 Neptune 582003: CBA 44 Raritan 302002: Neptune 57 CBA 472001: CBA 56 Neptune 392000: CBA 60 Neptune 381999: Red Bank 44 CBA 431998: Neptune 55 Red Bank 48 (OT)1997: Long Branch 44 CBA 421996: CBA 64 Toms River North 581995: CBA 58 Lakewood 571994: CBA 51 Long Branch 381993: CBA 60 Red Bank 521992: Red Bank 60 CBA 541991: Lakewood 86 Lacey 671990: CBA 42 Neptune 301989: Lakewood 79 Neptune 77 (OT)1988: CBA 57 Lakewood 551987: CBA 58 Asbury Park 551986: Asbury Park 61 Lakewood 601985: CBA 70 Asbury Park 631984: CBA 58 Mater Dei 511983: Red Bank 61 CBA 581982: Toms River South 83 Neptune 801981: Neptune 59 Long Branch 281980: Neptune 72 Manasquan 451979: Middletown South 73 Red Bank 681978: Asbury Park 41 Long Branch 371977: Long Branch 65 Lakewood 49

1976: Neptune 59 Long Branch 541975: Lakewood 55 Neptune 451974: Lakewood 65 Wall 601973: Ocean 71 Neptune 631972: Neptune 80 Manasquan 661971: Ocean 65 Henry Hudson 561970: Long Branch 88 Neptune 671969: Henry Hudson 56 Long Branch 531968: Lakewood 61 Ocean 551967: Neptune 48 Lakewood 451966: Neptune 61 Lakewood 441965: Neptune 63 Lakewood 561964: Neptune 59 Matawan 531963: Neptune 66 Point Pleasant Beach 541962: Neptune 82 Keyport 581961: Neptune 69 Keyport 601960: Matawan 62 Manasquan 591959: Red Bank 68 Matawan 471958: Lakewood 59 Atlantic Highlands 571957: Manasquan 79 Red Bank 561956: Red Bank 55 Lakewood 511955: (Class A) Manasquan 76 Neptune 65

(Class B) Matawan 70 Point Pleasant Beach 561954: (CLass A) Neptune 73 Manasquan 52

(Class B) Atlantic Highlands 62 Hoffman 591953: (Group II) Red Bank 60 Neptune 55

(Group I) Hoffman 53 Atlantic Highlands 411952: (Group II) Neptune 60 Manasquan 39

(Group I) Hoffman 56 Atlantic Highlands 53 (OT)1951: Neptune 61 Hoffman 521950: Red Bank 56 Neptune 521949: Neptune 71 Atlantic Highlands 451948: Manasquan 58 Freehold 481947: Manasquan 57 Point Pleasant Beach 251946: Red Bank 34 Manasquan 271945: Manasquan 31 Red Bank 261944: Lakewood 40 Toms River 361943: Neptune 32 Manasquan 251942: Neptune 42 Manasquan 401941: Manasquan 35 Neptune 32 (OT)1940: Hoffman 33 Manasquan 311939: Neptune 41 Manasquan 381938: Atlantic Highlands 28 Neptune 221937: Keyport 31 Atlantic Highlands 22

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Most Titles: 1. St. John Vianney (12)2. Neptune (7)3. Red Bank Catholic (6)4. Asbury Park (4)5. (tie) St. Rose, Manasquan (3)

Most Consecutive Titles: St. John Vianney,(6) 1994-1999

2014: Manasquan 61, St. Rose 41

2013: Red Bank Catholic 50, Point Boro 46

2012: St. Rose 65, Manasquan 56

2011: Neptune 57, St. John Vianney 48

2010: Neptune 60, Colts Neck 50


2008: Colts Neck 66, Red Bank Catholic 53

2007: Red Bank Catholic 34, Rumson-FH 31

2006: Red Bank Catholic 41, Rumson-FH 31

2005: St. John Vianney 47, Monmouth 30

2004: St. John Vianney 56, Toms River North 47

2003: Red Bank Catholic 48, Marlboro 46

2002: St. John Vianney 39, Marlboro 36

2001: Red Bank Catholic 44, St. John Vianney 39

2000: Red Bank Catholic 62, St. John Vianney 56

1999: St. John Vianney 56, Red Bank Catholic 52

1998: St. John Vianney 45, Red Bank 34




1994: St. John Vianney 86, Red Bank 46

1993: St. Rose 67, St. John Vianney 57

1992: St. John Vianney 54, St. Rose 50

1991: St. John Vianney 58, Keyport 47

1990: St. John Vianney 59, Toms River East 48


1988: Neptune 70, Raritan 48

1987: Neptune 61, Manasquan 46

1986: St. Rose 55, Freehold Twp. 52

1985: Middletown South 50, Neptune 48

1984: Southern 42, Neptune 40

1983: Manasquan 43, Lakewood 36

1982: Neptune 59, Rumson-FH 46

1981: Manasquan 45, Middletown North 35

1980: Freehold Twp. 70, Brick 47

1979: Middletown South 46, Asbury Park 43

1978: Shore 48, Asbury Park 45

1977: Asbury Park 56, Shore 33

1976: Asbury Park 83, Lakewood 56

1975: Asbury Park 51, Toms River South 27

1974: Asbury Park 45, Long Branch 37 (OT)

1973: Shore 43, Brick 41

1972: Brick 37, Point Boro 27

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